How many hours do I need for an LCSW in Wyoming?

A minimum of three thousand (3,000) hours of supervised clinical training/work experience in clinical social work

How much supervision does an LCSW in Wyoming require?

100 post-graduate hours of clinical supervision (statute: face-to-face individual) with a DQCS; Monthly, at least 1 hour per 20 hours of direct clinical services (individual, triadic, or individual distance)

Is there a time limit for completing the hours in Wyoming?

Hours within 36 months unless Board extends; provisional license expires 36 months after issuance (extensions: up to 3 yrs if exam passed, or 6 months to sit exam)

Which exams are required for an LCSW in Wyoming?

ASWB Clinical (or other Board-approved exam)

Can I be supervised by video in Wyoming?

Mostly, with some limits. Same Chapter 18 rules: individual distance clinical supervision (phone or audiovisual) counts toward the monthly 1:20 ratio.

Wyoming requirements

LCSW requirements in Wyoming

What it takes to become a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Wyoming: 3,000 supervised hours over at least Not less than 18 months, plus supervision, time limits, exams and whether you can be supervised by video. Every figure is sourced to the state board and dated.

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker (clinical social worker) · Wyoming · regulated by Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board · high confidence

Pre-license credential	PCSW (Provisional Clinical Social Worker)
Supervised experience	A minimum of three thousand (3,000) hours of supervised clinical training/work experience in clinical social work
Direct client contact	At least 1,200 direct client contact hours providing clinical social work
Supervision	100 post-graduate hours of clinical supervision (statute: face-to-face individual) with a DQCS
Minimum time	Not less than 18 months
Time limit	Hours within 36 months unless Board extends; provisional license expires 36 months after issuance (extensions: up to 3 yrs if exam passed, or 6 months to sit exam)
Exams	ASWB Clinical (or other Board-approved exam)

Supervision

How much: 100 post-graduate hours of clinical supervision (statute: face-to-face individual) with a DQCS
How often: Monthly, at least 1 hour per 20 hours of direct clinical services (individual, triadic, or individual distance)
Group supervision: Supervising more than 2 supervisees at once does not count toward the face-to-face requirement (triadic max)
Who may supervise: Board-approved DQCS: licensed for independent practice ≥2 yrs, 4 yrs post-graduate experience in discipline, no discipline, graduate supervision course or ≥3 CE hours; max 5 supervisees

When hours count and what to keep

Before your degree: Not counted — all 3,000 hours must follow award of the graduate degree
Paperwork: Board-approved Supervision Agreement before practice; Verification and Evaluation of Supervised Experience (VESE) sent by each DQCS directly to Board

Can you be supervised remotely in Wyoming?

Mostly, with some limits. What shapes this: prior board approval.

Video supervision: Same Chapter 18 rules: individual distance clinical supervision (phone or audiovisual) counts toward the monthly 1:20 ratio.
Phone only: allowed: distance supervision includes 'over the phone'
In-person minimum: None set by the state
Supervisor licensed in Wyoming? required: a Provisional Clinical Social Worker practises 'under the supervision of a designated qualified clinical supervisor licensed in the state of Wyoming'
Supervisor credential: DQCS approved per supervision agreement. Requirements: a WY license for independent practice held 2 years, 4 years of post-graduate experience, no discipline, and a supervision course or 3 CE hours.
Supervisee cap: At most 5 supervisees at one time unless the Board grants a written exception
Board approval first: Yes. A Board-approved supervision agreement is required before the license issues and before practice.
If you live outside Wyoming: None set by the state

The client’s location decides which state’s rules apply. This is not legal advice; confirm with the board before building a program. Compare every state on the remote-supervision map.

Recent and pending changes

Rules last amended eff. 12/17/2021 (ch. 7, 9-11, 18); statute amended Laws 2021 ch. 37.

Where the rules are unclear

Wyoming’s own documents disagree or are silent on these points. Ask the board if they affect you:

Board forms log only 'face-to-face' and 'triadic' supervision hours, while §18-5(b) counts distance supervision. How should distance hours be reported?

In the board’s own words

“three thousand (3,000) hours of supervised clinical experience including a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of face-to-face individual clinical supervision” — W.S. 33-38-106(a)(v)✓ matched in the source

“completed over a period of not less than eighteen (18) months or more than thirty-six (36) months unless granted an extension” — 078-9 Wyo. Code R. §9-4(a)✓ matched in the source

“shall be provided monthly at a ratio of at least one (1) hour for every twenty (20) hours of direct clinical provision” — 078-18 Wyo. Code R. §18-5(b)✓ matched in the source

“the provisional license shall expire thirty-six (36) months after issuance or upon issuance of a license” — W.S. 33-38-106(d)(v)✓ matched in the source

“at least one thousand two hundred (1,200) hours shall be direct client contact hours providing clinical social work” — 078-9 Wyo. Code R. §9-4(a)(ii)✓ matched in the source

“Individual, triadic face-to-face clinical supervision or individual distance clinical supervision by a DQCS shall be provided monthly” — 078-18 §18-5(b)✓ matched in the source

“A direct tutorial relationship between a designated qualified clinical supervisor and a supervisee over the phone or by audiovisual electronic devices.” — 078-1 §1-3(m)✓ matched in the source

“under the supervision of a designated qualified clinical supervisor licensed in the state of Wyoming” — 078-1 §1-3(u)✓ matched in the source

“The DQCS shall have had four (4) years of post-graduate professional experience in their discipline prior to providing supervision.” — 078-18 §18-2(b)✓ matched in the source

“Not provide supervision to more than (5) supervisees at one time, unless granted an exception in writing from the Board” — 078-18 §18-7(c)✓ checked by hand

“An independent contract for services does not meet the criteria of administrative supervision.” — 078-1 §1-3(a)✓ matched in the source

“The Provisional Licensee shall provide only those services that are legal within the state that the recipient of services lives.” — 078-7 §7-5(b)(iii)✓ checked by hand

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Checked against Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board’s rules, statutes and publications on September 25, 2026. The board decides; if your situation is unusual, confirm with them.

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